Brendan Loughnane Locks Down Featherweight Top Seed with Stoppage in the 2nd
The 2022 PFL Featherweight champion has locked up the divisions number one seed in the playoffs as he looks to become two-time champion.
Brendan Loughnane followed up on a first round TKO of Pedro Carvalho in his first fight of the season by busting open Justin Gonzalez for a second round TKO. Loughnane controlling the fight at distance for the most part before creating a fight ending laceration as Gonzalez bent over into the knee of a Loughnane kick opening up a large vertical laceration in the middle of Gonzalez’s forehead. The number one seed Brendan Loughnane will face the number four seed Kai Kamaka, who beat Pedro Carvalho by unanimous decision.
Power puncher Gabriel Braga will return to the playoffs as the number two seed after a combination of his punching and an arm injury stopped Bubba Jenkins. Braga will face unbeaten Russian Timur Khizriev who won both his regular season bouts by decision.
Shamil Musaev’s knockout of Murad Ramazanov catapulted him into the number one seed and a rematch with Ramazanov whose first round finish of Leanardo Staropoli gives him the four seed. Magomed Umalatov submitted Brennan Ward, who retired after the bout, by anaconda choke to take the number two seed. Umalatov will be facing the number three seed Don Madge who lost a decision to Neiman Gracie but make the playoffs on the strength of his first -round finish at 2024 PFL 3.
2024 PFL 6
- Featherweight: Brendan Loughnane (29-5) def. Justin Gonzales (14-5) by TKO (Dr. Stoppage / Cut) 3:34 R2
- Welterweight: Logan Storley (16-3) def. Luca Poclit (10-1) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) Unanimous Decision
- Welterweight: Magomed Umalatov (16-0) def. Brennan Ward (17-9) by Submission (Anaconda Choke) 3:43 R1
- Featherweight: Gabriel Alves Braga (14-1) def. Bubba Jenkins (21-9) by TKO (Arm Injury) 1:48 R2
- Welterweight: Lorenz Larkin (26-8) def. Alan Dominguez (11-7) by TKO (Punches) 4:46 R1
- Welterweight: Shamil Musaev (18-0-1) def. Muard Ramazanov (12-1) by TKO (Punches) 1:51 R2
- Featherweight: Timur Khizriev (16-0) def. Enrique Barzola (20-9-2) by (30-27 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Welterweight: Andrey Koreshkov (28-5) def. Goiti Yamauchi (29-7) by (29-28 29-27 x2) Unanimous Decision
- Featherweight: Kai Kamaka III (14-5-1) def. Pedro Carvalho (13-10) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) Unanimous Decision
- Welterweight: Neiman Gracie (13-5) def. Don Madge (11-5-1) by (30-27 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Featherweight: Tyler Diamond (14-3) def. Brett Johns (20-5) by (29-28 x3) Unanimous Decision
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